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Makes perfect sense when you look at it from that point of view. Suppose having one or two games with a slightly shorter playing time is better than cramming lots of games in at the 'business end'

Cheers Brian. I often wonder why leagues bother to put these games in. Do they not know when it gets dark?!?!

Was really dark here at 8 tonight. K/o's are both 6.15

I have one this Thursday and one the Thursday after, which is even more worrying!

If you fear bad light may cause at problem, which are you better off trying to agree the shortening of?? 1. The amount of time in each half (eg 40 mins each way, assuming competition rules allow) or 2. Knocking half time down from 15 mins to say 5 mins (Or are players entitled to the 15 mins...

I understand fully what you are saying and agree with it totally at 'our level' However, what I was getting at it is the fact that there is no denying that referees in the Premier League & Football league level are soft (for want of a better word) when it comes to both dissent and Offinabus. I...

Just curious as to what level/league it is where you as a referee are obviously told (urged) to not send off for OFFINABUS and to try and not caution for dissent where possible. which they obviously see as cheap cards? We have all seen week in week out players in the Premier League (to be fair...

The game is in the county senior league, not Sunday league (sorry not updated my level on my profile). I have been taken off the game and was thanked for my honest comments.

As the title states, I have been allocated a game which involves a team who one of my best and oldest friends now players for. There are also a couple of aquantances who play for the team. Not that I am questioning my ability to cross the white line and be completeltly impartial, but the...

If the tackle is reckless, then they player should be cautioned.

Forgot to caution for the initial foul tackle, a foul that led to a mass confrontation with two cautions for AA and one Sending off for S2... Feel gutted now, was that caught up in sorting out the retaliations! Was on my own (no Ar's) and prioritised remembering the colours, numbers and card...

Select Group and Fifa Assistant Referee Darren England the man in the middle there. Think he missed what should have been a second red

It is obviously remembrance Sunday this coming Sunday. Is it correct for our Saturday fixtures to observe a minutes silence?? I think it is, but just wanted to check!

This is mainly related to abuse from the sidelines on the park / public pitches (but could include larger venues used at lower levels of the game) If you have received so much abuse from either, management, one of a teams 'faithful followers' or even a player who has been sent off in the...

We all know that ideally you should eat about 3 hours before a game and to make sure its quite carb heavy. However, say you have a 11 o'clock kick off, you ideally need to eat something at 8 o'clock. As someone who doesnt really eat on a morning, especially first thing. Should you force...

I think 'last weeks ref' has a lot to do with this. There is massive inconsistency between different referees on what they find acceptable and not acceptable behaviour. If all referees took the same line on dissent and OFFINABUS, within a small amount of time, the rates at which they occur...

Oh the danger in missing a punctuation mark! Haha.

The lad who was the ref was only 16... But I heard it from the sidelines. I, like you, HRW am a big lad 6'4'' & 17 stone, but dont think that should make a difference as to how to deal with the incident. As we all know 999 times out of 1000 it is just an idle threat, but it is a threat all the...

Where do we stand on third party conversations between players, when they are not saying anything to you and dont even mention the word 'ref' but you know they are talking about you. For example 'He wants to try sending me off, I'l knockhim out' Are we still doing them under C2 or does our...

I think the relatively new 'OFFINABUS' as opposed to the old fashioned 'Foul and abusive language' has muddied the waters even more. What if you as an assistant find something insulting or offensive that the referee doesn't?